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Czech court rejects suit over school veil ban
[Al Jazeera] A Czech court has rejected a discrimination suit filed by a Somali refugee, who was banned from wearing her headscarf in a nursing school, the first case of its kind in the European Union...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... state. "The suit which the plaintiff lodged seeking an apology and 60,000 crowns ($2,350) in compensation was rejected," said Justice Daniela Cejkova, handing down the verdict in a Prague court on Friday. Ayan Nuur filed a lawsuit against the school after she was not allowed to attend while wearing a headscarf. The school argued that the young woman had never formally enrolled in the establishment. Ivanka Kohoutova, the school's principal, also argued that wearing a scarf covering the hair, ears and neck, and revealing only the face contravened its safety and hygiene standards. Nuur, who was granted asylum in the Czech Republic in 2011, did not attend the trial, but was represented by her lawyer. Posted by: Fred 2017-01-28 |
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